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Frank Conibear first trap pic #5428053 02/21/16 06:01 PM 02/21/16 06:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 376 Candor NY B Bruce1 OP trapper
Bruce1 OP trapper B Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 376 Candor NY	Would like to see pics of one,patented 1937 with small coil spring and a 1961 patent of a conibear with wire triggers .Did any survive? Bruce Last edited by Bruce1; 02/21/16 08:16 PM.

Re: Frank Conibear first trap pic [Re: Bruce1] #5430627 02/23/16 04:04 PM 02/23/16 04:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 376 Candor NY B Bruce1 OP trapper
Bruce1 OP trapper B Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 376 Candor NY	[/URL] I think trap in middle may be first conibear model,need help on this trap.It's from Tom Parr's Museum.Bruce

Re: Frank Conibear first trap pic [Re: Bruce1] #5430839 02/23/16 06:59 PM 02/23/16 06:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 859 N.Y./N.J. T traphound trapper
traphound trapper T Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 859 N.Y./N.J.	Is this what you are looking for. Sorry about the cobwebs,haven't dusted in awhile

Re: Frank Conibear first trap pic [Re: traphound] #5431520 02/24/16 06:46 AM 02/24/16 06:46 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 376 Candor NY B Bruce1 OP trapper
Bruce1 OP trapper B Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 376 Candor NY	Steve , Thats an early one, do you know anything about the pan model in Tom Parr's pic,is is one of Frank Conibears traps?

Re: Frank Conibear first trap pic [Re: Bruce1] #5432426 02/24/16 06:16 PM 02/24/16 06:16 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 376 Candor NY B Bruce1 OP trapper
Bruce1 OP trapper B Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 376 Candor NY	Frank probably did not make much on his trap,Victor did trap was 3 trap to ever sell over million traps.

Re: Frank Conibear first trap pic [Re: Bruce1] #5432445 02/24/16 06:30 PM 02/24/16 06:30 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 351 Missouri T trapper48 trapper
trapper48 trapper T Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 351 Missouri	Those aren't cobwebs Steve, they're patina!! I would think that would be a little harder to set with that big of a bend in the coil, neat looking though.

Re: Frank Conibear first trap pic [Re: Bruce1] #5432500 02/24/16 07:02 PM 02/24/16 07:02 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 362 Washington state cascade trapper
cascade trapper Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 362 Washington state	Here is another early Conibear trap. it looks similar to Steves trap.

Re: Frank Conibear first trap pic [Re: cascade] #5432810 02/24/16 10:00 PM 02/24/16 10:00 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 376 Candor NY B Bruce1 OP trapper
Bruce1 OP trapper B Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 376 Candor NY	[/URL] I have one too.Any idea on when these where made ?

Re: Frank Conibear first trap pic [Re: Bruce1] #5433959 02/25/16 07:26 PM 02/25/16 07:26 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 376 Candor NY B Bruce1 OP trapper
Bruce1 OP trapper B Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 376 Candor NY	[/URL] Here's Pic from Tom Parrs Collection

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